diff --git a/tests/test_command_shell.py b/tests/test_command_shell.py
index c532fc0d8..7bb7439d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_command_shell.py
+++ b/tests/test_command_shell.py
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ class ShellTest(ProcessTest, SiteTest, unittest.TestCase):
         errcode, out, _ = yield self.execute(['-c', code.format(url)])
         self.assertEqual(errcode, 0, out)
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_scrapy_import(self):
+        url = self.url('/text')
+        code = "fetch(scrapy.Request('{0}'))"
+        errcode, out, _ = yield self.execute(['-c', code.format(url)])
+        self.assertEqual(errcode, 0, out)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_local_file(self):
         filepath = join(tests_datadir, 'test_site/index.html')